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Key Takeaways Megan Thee Stallion is the stage name of the three-time Grammy Award-winning rapper Megan Pete. At Entrepreneur’s Overcoming Impossible event, Pete said that her biggest mistake was being scared to ask questions about her contract. Now, if she doesn’t understand something, she asks about it. Before Megan Thee Stallion made it big and signed her first record deal, she thought that rappers made a tremendous amount of money. She saw the social media posts they made sporting new cars and fancy clothes. She couldn’t wait to become a rapper and take care of her whole family. However, the…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways A new leader gets visibility before credibility, and overcorrecting with symbolic moves or early restructures breeds instability. The first 90 days should be about listening, taking inventory, and getting your feet beneath you. Build credibility through consistency and trust. Employees judge new leaders by their communication, follow-through and ability to uphold standards when circumstances become difficult. Successful successors don’t need to imitate the founder. They need to understand the business deeply enough to help it reach the next stage. From the outside, taking over from a founder can look like…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Leaders can unintentionally limit growth by holding on to responsibilities, tolerating underperformance and failing to provide clear direction. Sustainable growth requires clear accountability, delegated ownership and aligned priorities. Business owners often assume growth slows because of external forces. Competition intensifies. Hiring becomes more difficult. Markets shift. Customers become harder to reach.Those challenges are real. But some of the biggest obstacles to growth come from decisions leaders continue making long after their businesses have outgrown them. These decisions rarely feel like mistakes. You stay involved with customers because you care about…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways American AI companies raised $355.9 billion in the first half of 2026 alone, more than eight times the roughly $42 billion Europe raised for AI in the same six months, a gap that keeps pulling ambitious founders west. France carries one of the heaviest tax burden of any major economy, and its exit tax specifically targets founders who leave, taxing paper gains on a company they haven’t even sold yet. Mistral just raised the largest equity round in European tech history, but that same announcement revealed it has quietly stepped…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Let’s look at how fast modern marketing is moving. As we bring new tech into our businesses, the playbook changes entirely. We are watching teams pivot toward GEO, AEO, heavy automation and custom coding just to stay relevant. In fact, forward-thinking brands are already building autonomous AI agents. Old-school advertising and standard SEO simply won’t cut it on their own anymore. If you want to stay ahead of the game, your business needs real AI discoverability. You have to earn citations. This shift shows why the marketing engineer is suddenly essential. The…

Two out of three Americans play video games every week, most of them on their phones. Fast-food chains want a piece of that screen time, and restaurant gamification is how they plan to get it. Taco Bell is the latest. Rewards members can play a new mini game every Monday through Nov. 1, according to Nation’s Restaurant News, earning “Paddles” that enter them into drawings for prizes like a signed Davante Adams jersey. Domino’s launched its first in-app game, Soccer Shootout, this summer, and Burger King is running a sweepstakes for Royal Perks members with weekly cash prizes of up…

No surprise, experience counts in the outdoors. Reading the weather, navigating terrain, choosing the right gear—all those skills improve the more time you spend in the mountains. And that’s why Berghaus, with 60 years of experience crafting outdoor apparel, is revered by adventurers of all stripes. Berghaus was founded in 1966 by Gordon Davison and Peter Lockey, climbing partners who wanted to share their passion for the wilderness and technical expertise with like-minded outdoor lovers. From the brand’s base in Northeast England, it began designing apparel and equipment that offered a pioneering blend of comfort, durability, and protection in harsh…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Before you create another job, ask: What outcome are we actually trying to buy? Design a system around the outcome you want and then decide where human capability creates the greatest return. Break the job apart before you fill it. Start with the outcome, then identify the work required to produce that outcome. Ask four questions before approving another hire: What outcome do we actually need? What work creates that outcome? What requires human judgment? What capability are we actually missing? One of the most common sentences I hear from…

Published October 26, 2026 02:59PMWhat to Know Hot and cold hydrotherapy (often called contrast therapy) is a wellness practice that involves alternating between hot and cold water, usually in repeated cycles. Outside Run contributor Jean Chen Smith subjected herself to cold plunges—water less than 59 degrees Fahrenheit—and hot tubs—water more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit—all in the name of running recovery. Four doctors weigh in on whether it is good for runners, the risks, and benefits. The first 30 seconds are always the worst. My entire body is telling me to get out. My breathing speeds up, my shoulders creep toward…

Key Takeaways Gary Vaynerchuk is a serial entrepreneur and marketing expert who runs VaynerMedia, a global company with more than 1,200 employees. He recently revealed that he releases 900 social media posts per day through his businesses and advised entrepreneurs to follow his example. He said 900 a day was “nowhere” and that he was targeting “100,000 pieces of content a day by next year.” Gary Vaynerchuk is a serial entrepreneur worth $200 million and CEO of VaynerMedia, a global company with over 1,200 employees. He disclosed last week at Entrepreneur’s Overcoming Impossible event that he churns out 900 social…